Egypt vs South Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female
Egypt
1.45 million number
in 2017
South Asia
20.39 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
15th
South Asia rank
16th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time
- Egypt
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 20.39 million number against 1.45 million number in Egypt, a difference of 18.94 million number.
That makes South Asia's figure about 14.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 16th of 187 countries.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123,341 number | 737,316 number | 613,975 number | South Asia |
| 1980s | 254,320 number | 1.35 million number | 1.09 million number | South Asia |
| 1990s | 238,464 number | 1.80 million number | 1.56 million number | South Asia |
| 2000s | 1.04 million number | 6.03 million number | 4.98 million number | South Asia |
| 2010s | 1.23 million number | 15.41 million number | 14.17 million number | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Egypt or South Asia?
- South Asia, at 20.39 million number against 1.45 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Egypt and South Asia?
- 18.94 million number, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Asia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Egypt and South Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Egypt ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 16th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.